Supply of media planning and placement services for technical workshop — Council for Geoscience

Specific Procurement Notice Request for Quotation EMPLOYER: Council for Geoscience PROJECT: Public advocacy programme for Carbon Capture and Storage in the Republic of South Africa CONTRACT TITLE: Request for quotations for provision of media planning, buying and placement for CCUS for technical workshop in Durban (Kwazulu-Natal) on the 17 January 2024 COUNTRY: Republic of South Africa GRANT NO.: TF-A3137 RFB NO: ZA-CGS-392945-NC-RFQ ISSUED ON: 01 December 2023 1. The Republic of South Africa has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Technical Assistance Project for Carbon Capture and Storage in the Republic of South Africa, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for provision of media planning, buying and placement, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing. 2. The Council for Geoscience (CGS) now invites potential services providers to provide quotations for provision of media planning, buying and placement. The required services are listed in the table below. | DESCRIPTION | QUANTITY | | | Television | | • Squeaze bags on business and news (TV) channels during prime-time timeslots (70 or less spots)

| 1 | | | Print media | | • Advertorials in Sunday papers (Sunday Times and City Press) (30X6 or similar size) in January 2024

| 2 | • Advertorials in Mining Weekly, Green Economy, SA Mining, Mining Mx (1x DPS size per publication) in February/March 2024

| 4 | | | PR Campaign on provincial radio | | • Outside broadcast on Gagasi FM’s 9-12 show

| 1 | • Production and flighting of live reads 2x per week on the Ukhozi FM and Gagasi FM for a period of a month including 1x interview per station per week

| 1 | | | Digital | | • Digital banners on 2x digital business and financial platforms (300x600 or similar size) for 2 months

• 2x skyscrapers in digital business platforms (300x1050 or similar size) (for 2 months)

| 1 Additional requirements • Service provider must submit three signed verifiable reference letters where media planning, buying and placement services were rendered. 3. Bidding will be conducted through the National competitive procurement using a Request for Quotation (RFQ) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers – November 2020” (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. 4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Council for Geoscience, Mr Fortune Mogwatjana, fmogwatjana@geoscience.org.za. 5. Quotations must be delivered to the address below on or before 08 December 2023 at 16h: 00 or email to fmogwatjana@geoscience.org.za. Late Bids will be rejected. 6. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document. 7. The address referred to above is: Council for Geoscience, Head Office Attn: Mr Fortune Gugushe 280 Pretoria Road, Silverton, Pretoria, 0184, Republic of South Africa Tel: +27 12 841 1441 fmogwatjana@geoscience.org.za Website: www.geoscience.org.za